Issues and Debates

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/psb_review/digitalpsb/ "Digital PSB - Public Service Broadcasting post Digital Switchover"

Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, with responsibilities across television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7092822.stm " The town of Whitehaven in Cumbria has become the first place in the UK to turn off the analogue signal as part of the official switchover to digital TV. " The article explains that all ran smoothly, with little confusion, however David Sinclair, head of policy at Help the Aged, thinks more needs to be done to ensure the switchover runs smoothly across the rest of the UK.
"There are still analogue products on the market and we believe there should be mandatory labelling of analogue products and products which won't work after switchover without an adaptation," he said. "At the moment there are people still going into shops and buying products which may not work in a year's time," he added. Meanwhile, Digital UK played down reports that France's digital switchover scheme, which is scheduled to end in November 2011, might interfere with the digital terrestrial signal in parts of southern England.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/6291668.stm According to BBC NEWS, "About a quarter of households at the forefront of the UK's digital TV switchover have yet to convert. With just under 100 days to go until Whitehaven's analogue signal is turned off, approximately 6,000 homes have not upgraded their equipment."

This article clearly links with my hypothesis, as it relates to who is able to make changes to work with the changes taking place, and who is left behind (information rich&poor)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/sep/24/mondaymediasection.television2 "Teenage kicks-BBC Switch is a cross-platform initiative that hopes to capture the elusive 12 to 16-year-old market". This article talks about how the BBC is trying to appeal to 12 to 16 year olds, and some of the issues the BBC faces including the competition from iPods, mobiles, and online entertainment from site such as Bebo and MySpace.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3067137.stm ''BBC faces debates over future role" - Key Quotes:

• The growth in digital TV has fractured the BBC's traditional audience, who are asking questions about the need for a licence fee which funds services they either cannot receive or do not watch.
• The BBC is criticised if they make programmes that are not popular but are worthy, and it is also criticised if it makes programmes which reach millions of people.
• The corporation has faced a large amount of criticism in the last 12 months from commercial rivals concerned that the BBC is encroaching into their territory.